EARLY VOTING AND ABSENTEE BALLOTING FOR THE MAY 12TH ROSEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND REFERENDUM STARTS TODAY, WITH CURBSIDE VOTING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROSEAU SCHOOL (NEAR THE SWIMMING POLL DOORS).
THERE ARE PHONE NUMBERS POSTED AT ALL SCHOOL ENTRANCE DOORS TO ACCESS A BALLOT.
WARROAD’S NORTHBOUND DAYS FESTIVAL HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO NEXT YEAR.
THAT EVENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR MID-JUNE.
MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ’ “STAY AT HOME” ORDER TAKES EFFECT TONIGHT (Midnight) AND WILL LAST TWO WEEKS. WALZ SAYS FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON ACTIVITIES WILL GIVE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS MORE TIME TO BUILD CAPACITY TO DEAL WITH THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS.
THE STAY AT HOME ORDER GOES THROUGH APRIL 10TH. IT DOES ALLOW ESSENTIAL TRIPS FOR THINGS LIKE GROCERIES. SOME REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS WORRY THE ORDER WILL CAUSE LASTING HARM TO THE STATE’S ECONOMY.
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR GRANT SATRE OF GRYGLA WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE.
A PUBLIC VISITATION IS SUNDAY FROM TEN TO FIVE AT JOHNSON FUNERAL SERVICE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS, BUT ONLY TEN PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED ENTRY AT A TIME, PER C-D-C GUIDELINES.
BURIAL IS AT ST PETRI CEMETERY IN RURAL GRYGLA.
GRANT SATRE WAS 84.
THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE HAS BEEN WORKING ON RESPONSES TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS IN WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO A BONDING YEAR AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
AMONG OTHER THINGS, LAWMAKERS HAVE CRAFTED FORGIVEABLE LOAN PROGRAMS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, ALTHOUGH LOCAL ACCESS TO THOSE LOANS HAS BEEN SLOWED BY CORONAVIRUS CLOSURES AT THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAN FABIAN (R/ ROSEAU) SAYS HE’S CONCERNED ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS.
ROSEAU COUNTY HIGHWAY ENGINEER BRIAN KETRING SAYS COUNTY ROAD SEVEN UPGRADES ARE PLANNED FOR JULY AND AUGUST, BUT ALSO SAYS THE COST OF REPAIRS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEED THE ESTIMATED BUDGET.
THE RED RIVER FARM NETWORK SAYS THE SHORT-TERM WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE NORTHERN PLAINS IS WET;
THAT FROM THE U.S.D.A. MIDWEST CLIMATE HUB.
A CITY OF ROSEAU COMMUNITY-WIDE GARAGE SALE IS SCHEDULED MAY 9TH.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ROSEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, SCHEDULED FOR A WEEK FROM TOMORROW, HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, EARLIER THIS MONTH, APPROVED RE-SURFACING OF THE TRACK AND TENNIS COURTS.
A PANCAKE BENEFIT BREAKFAST FOR ORIN SWART OF BADGER, SCHEDULED FOR THIS SUNDAY, IS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THE ROSEAU FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL SERVE AS A PILOT PROGRAM FOR A NEW STATE TRAINING SOFTWARE.
ROSEAU FIRE CHIEF CRAIG McMILLIN TOLD THE CITY COUNCIL EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT FIREFIGHTERS SAW AN INCREASE IN ALARM CALLS AT ROSEAU BUSINESSES IN 2019.
MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE WORKERS HAVE ADDED CORONAVIRUS TO THE LIST OF THINGS THEY’RE DEALING WITH ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS THIS SPRING.
DAN McLAUGHLIN, A HEALTH CARE ECONOMIST AT THE UNIVERSITY of ST THOMAS, SAYS IN AN ERA OF MERGERS AND COST-REDUCTION EFFORTS, WORKERS ARE FEELING THE SQUEEZE.
McLAUGHLIN SAYS THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO OPERATE.
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